Our work in this area generally covers building and property physical features and characteristics associated with hazards, such as:

whether buildings and properties were defective in design in regard to safety

whether buildings and properties conformed with:

Our reconstruction of premises accidents determines whether building and property features and/or conditions caused or contributed to the accident, including those accidents commonly called slips and falls and trips and falls. Our work in this area includes determining whether revision of the facilities was required for safety.

glass doors and panels

windows and window assemblies

interior and exterior steps, stairs and ramps, and their handrails and guardrails

passenger and freight elevators and lifts used as passenger elevators

interior and exterior balconies

floors

roofs

sidewalks, parking lots, and other exterior walking surfaces

features and fixtures nearby, on, or within the above features and fixtures

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Experience and Qualifications of James D. Madden, P.E. in regard to Premises -

Accidents, Building and Property Safety, Slips and Falls, Trips and Falls, and Falls

from Heights, with potential fall-protection issues

over 150 incidents involving premises issues, have been investigated and reconstructed as part of the forensic engineering work during the last 30 years, including potential building defects, slips and falls, trips and falls, and falls from heights with potential fall-protection issues

at the start of forensic work, completed refresher and additional post-degree college credit coursework and continuing education coursework in mechanical engineering, metallurgy and materials

earned the Professional Engineers license (P.E.) by taking the National Council of Engineering Examiners' (NCEE) examination in Fundamentals of Engineering and the Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering sections of the NCEE examination in Principles and Practices of Engineering

designated a Diplomate Forensic Engineer by the National Academy of Forensic Engineers in accordance with the standards of the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB)

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Our reconstruction also includes determining whether it was a slip and fall or a trip and fall that was involved in the accident, when it was one or the other. Slips and falls are different mechanically and dynamically from trips and falls. Falls from heights may have some or the same mechanical and dynamic features of slips and falls or trips and falls. However, in other circumstances, especially with failure of support under the person, falls from heights have characteristics largely different from those of slips and falls and trips and falls.

Our Work with Premises Accidents - includes investigation and reconstruction of slips and falls, trips and falls, and falls from heights, and investigation and engineering analysis of building and property characteristics and features associated with potential hazards, such as stairs, ramps and walking surfaces. This work includes assessing slip-resistance, guarding of openings and edges, potential inadequate warnings of hazards and potential trip hazards.

Our work includes assessment of the movements and potential observations of the person in a premises accident and adherence to applicable codes, standards and recommended practices, particularly building codes, including the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities.

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Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering, through its Senior Forensic Engineer, James D. Madden, P.E., a licensed professional engineer, has performed Accident Investigations, Engineering Analyses and Accident Reconstructionsfor accidents, incidents and cases in the metropolitan areas of Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Toledo, Warren, Youngstown, Mansfield, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Lima, Findlay, Marietta and Steubenville, as well elsewhere throughout Ohio, and the metropolitan areas of Pittsburgh and Erie, as well as elsewhere throughout western and central Pennsylvania, and the metropolitan areas of Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Flint and Port Huron, as well as elsewhere in southern Michigan, and the metropolitan areas of Buffalo and Syracuse, as well as elsewhere in western and central New York state. In many of these areas James D. Madden, P.E. has provided expert reports and testified in the capacity of an Expert Witness in court proceedings, including depositions, arbitrations and/or trials.

Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering, through its Senior Forensic Engineer James D. Madden, P.E., is available for Accident Investigations, Engineering Analyses, Accident Reconstructions, and testimony in deposition, arbitration and trial, for cases located throughout North America.

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Consultation with James D. Madden, PE, a Professional Engineer, and Forensic

Engineering Consulting and Testifying Expert Witness, is available to the client at all

times during the work - before, during, and after the investigation,

engineering analysis, reconstruction, report, and any other work on the case.

The qualifications of James D. Madden, P.E., Senior Forensic Engineer, Consulting and Testifying

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Over the last 30 years we have regularly worked on accidents which occurred in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York and nearby, including inspections of accident sites, equipment, and facilities, with reports and testimony. During these 30 years we have also worked on accidents which occurred in other states, and equipment and facilities located in other states, with inspections of accident sites, equipment, and facilities, from Utah and Kansas to Vermont and North Carolina, with reports and testimony for these accidents, when applicable.

Geographic Area of Practice - North America

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Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering, through its Senior Forensic Engineer, James D. Madden, P.E., a licensed professional engineer, has performed Accident Investigations, Engineering Analyses and Accident Reconstructionsroutinely for accidents, incidents and cases located in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New York, in the technical areas which are noted in this website, as well as providing expert reports and testifying in court proceedings in these states in the capacity of an Expert Witness, including depositions, arbitrations and/or trials, with Forensic Engineering work also performed in, and/or for cases in, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Vermont, Kansas and Utah, with testimony in court in Kansas.